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Radio 4,07 Dec 2025,14 mins

Making a Difference

Radio 4 Christmas Appeal

Available for over a year

Hugh Dennis reports on how donations to the Radio 4 Christmas Appeal with St Martin-in-the-Fields Charity have helped people experiencing, or who are at risk of, homelessness. Like Gary from North Shields, who is now settled into a flat in time to spend Christmas with his children. Mensah - not his real name - who last year spent time sleeping rough in the capital, and Devon in Oxford who, thanks to the stability a home has brought, is thriving at work. The Radio 4 Appeal features a new charity every week. Each appeal then runs on Radio 4 from Sunday 0755 for 7 days. To Give: - Call 0800 082 8284 (Freephone) to donate to the Âé¶¹Éç Radio 4 Christmas Appeal - Freepost Âé¶¹Éç Radio 4 Appeal. (That’s the whole address. Please do not write anything else on the front of the envelope). Mark the back of the envelope ‘St Martin-in-the-Fields’. - Cheques should be made payable to ‘St Martin-in-the-Fields Charity" Registered Charity Number: 1156305. If you’d like to find out more about the charity’s work or donate online visit *https://smitfc.org/christmas *The Âé¶¹Éç is not responsible for content on external websites

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